JELLYFISH

jellyfish

(noun) any of numerous usually marine and free-swimming coelenterates that constitute the sexually reproductive forms of hydrozoans and scyphozoans

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

jellyfish (countable and uncountable, plural jellyfish or jellyfishes)

An almost transparent aquatic animal; any one of the acalephs, especially one of the larger species, having a jellylike appearance.

A cnidarian, a member of the phylum Cnidaria.

A scyphozoan, a member of the class Scyphozoa (the true jelly).

A ctenophore, a member of the phylum Ctenophora (the comb jellies).

Synonyms

• jelly

Hypernyms

• Medusozoa

Source: Wiktionary


Jel"ly*fish`, n. (Zoöl.)

Definition: Any one of the acalephs, esp. one of the larger species, having a jellylike appearance. See Medusa.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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